Rice Haul for a Healthy Diet

We Japanese don't simply cook white rice but we add something in addition. There are many different kinds of rice products in Japan. In this video, I will show you what I love to add in my rice daily with a quick tutorial :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaVN9mN1MPM

The first rice product is the cereal rice. We call it zakkokumai (雑穀米). It's a package with many different types of cereals. zakkokumai is high in fiber and very colorful :D

Then another product I love to add in my rice is mannanhikari (マンナンヒカリ). It is a rice shaped konjac food. By cooking the rice with mannanhikari, you can save calories (up to 33%)! This product is also high in fiber!!!



Please watch my How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) tutorial if you want to know how to cook rice in more detail :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWV9rEme7c

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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan)

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: approx. 30min
Number of servings: 4 (2 cups of rice)

Necessary Equipment:
suihanki (Japanese rice cooker)

Ingredients:
2 cups Japanese-style rice
water

Directions:
1. Measure the Rice:
Measure the rice with a measuring cup and put it into the cooking pot. Most of the time the measuring cup comes with your rice cooker!
2. Rinse the Rice:
With cold water, wash the rice. As for 2 cups, wash 4 or 5 times. Water does not have to be clear but somewhat clean.
3. Add Water:
Add water to the appropriate level indicated in the pot. If you have time, let the rice soak in the water at least 30 minutes.
4. Start the Cooker:
Place the pot into the rice cooker. Cover it, and press the button to start.
5. Steam:
When it's done, do not open and let it steam for about 15 minutes.
6. Toss:
Using a rice paddle, toss the rice lightly.
7. Serve:
You can keep the rice warmed until you unplug the rice cooker so serve when other dishes are ready.
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My Accomplishments

For those of you who know my routine monthly updates, it's already June!!!

Here are my accomplishments in May :D

On 5/7, my Enoki Tantan Rice Bowl won a grand prix at mushrooms recipe contest. Tantan refers to the sesame based hot foods, such as Tantanmen (担々麺). The smooth texture of enoki mushrooms is amazingly delicious and went well with white rice :D

On 5/10, my Grilled Tuna with Cheese Sauce won a S&B prize at orangepage, where I update my food diary in Japanese :D If you remember from my curry and rice recipe, S&B is a company that makes spice products in Japan.

On 5/10, my Stir-Fried Ginger Pork and Cabbage received the 10th photo report at Cookpad. I already translated this recipe in English. Check it out HERE.




On 5/17, my Crunchy Salad Parfait won the outstanding performance award and was broadcast (5/17 23:30) on TV program called WBS (World Business Satellite)!!! However it was only for a few second, so I took a snapshot of the TV. LoL

On 5/27, my Non-Fried Crispy Croquette using rusk (toast) won a grand prize!!! My darling loves croquette, so this was a good idea to save time ;)




Last but not least, I thank to 250 people (at this moment) subscribing to my YouTube channel!!!

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Beef Beer Curry and Rice - Video Recipe

Another video is up :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nusdJYSErw

In Japan, we use "curry roux" to make curry and rice. There are many different kinds of curry roux. In my tutorial, I used Golden Curry (Medium-Spicy) by S&B. It is made with 35 different spices which gives amazing oriental flavor to your curry!!! Also, it went perfect with KIRIN Ichibanshibori (beer)!!!

Try out!!! I hope you like it :D



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Beef Beer Curry and Rice

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 45min
Number of servings: 5

Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) thinly sliced beef
200g (7oz.) onion
200g (7oz.) shimeji mushrooms
200g (7oz.) frozen edamame beans in pods
600cc water
200cc KIRIN Ichibanshibori (beer)
110g (3.8oz.) S&B Golden Curry (medium-spicy) *Japanese curry roux
1 tbsp. cooking oil
5 servings steamed Japanese white rice
grape tomatoes if desired

Directions:
1. Use Golden Curry (medium-spicy) or you can substitute it with any other Japanese curry roux!
2. Cut thinly sliced beef into bite size pieces. Slice onion. Remove tough base of shimeji mushroom and break into bite-sized chunks. Thaw and remove the edamame beans from the pods.
3. Heat cooking oil in a large stew pot, saute the sliced onion over medium heat until it softens. Then add the beef and shimeji mushrooms and saute together.
4. When mushrooms get soft, add 600cc water, bring to a boil, skim the scum, add 200cc beer, and turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for about 15 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat, add Golden Curry (medium-spicy) curry roux, and mix well until completely melted. Then put on the heat and simmer for about 7 minutes until thickened.
6. Add edamame beans, stir, and cook 3 more minutes.
7. Serve on a hot bed of rice, garnish with grape tomatoes if desired.

My original recipe in Japanese is here.
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P.S. can't believe half the year has passed already!!!

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